Civil rights movement. August 28th, 1955, was the day 14yearold africanamerican emmett till was murdered by two white men. So significant that august 28th was the day Martin Luther king jr. Chose for his 1963 i have a dream speech. Closer to the present, august 28th, 2008, then senator barack obama became the first africanamerican man to win a major partys nomination. August 28th. So today we take a look at the murder of emmett till. So horrific and ghastly the death of this 14yearold boy in mississippi, became a call to arms, a moment that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Till had allegedly flirted with a white female shop keeper. The price, he was beaten and mutilated, his eyes gouged out with barbedwire wrapped around his neck. His body was thrown into the river to sink and vanish into mystery. But his mother refused to let his death go unnoticed. When the body was found, she insisted on an open casket so the world could see what happened. When the people were acquitted, it beg
Important dates in the American Civil Rights movement. August 28th, 1955, was the day 14yearold africanamerican emmett till was murdered by two white men. So significant that august 28th was the day Martin Luther king jr. Chose for his 1963 i have a dream speech. Closer to the present, august 28th, 2008, then senator barack obama became the first africanamerican man to win a major partys nomination. August 28th. So today we take a look at the murder of emmett till. So horrific and ghastly the death of this 14yearold boy in mississippi, became a call to arms, a moment that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Till had allegedly flirted with a white female shop keeper. The price, he was beaten and mutilated, his eyes gouged out with barbedwire wrapped around his neck. His body was thrown into the river to sink and vanish into mystery. But his mother refused to let his death go unnoticed. When the body was found, she insisted on an open casket so the world could see what happened. When t
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